Young Toddler · 12–20 months
Young Toddler Squad
Walking, pointing, the first fifty words, and the first real jobs.
Time it takes
45 minutes a day plus one pod morning
One 45-minute home block a day (four short pieces), a weekly pod morning at a home or park, and the first Squad Jobs.
What we promise
- Walking and climbing courses at home
- Language explosion: songs, labels, choices
- First real jobs: put it back, wipe the table
- Playdates that work (parallel play is the goal)
Nourish & rest, included
The picky phase begins; keep offering, keep it calm, keep the rhythm.
The nap transition from two to one happens around 15–18 months
Every week you get
A weekly theme with four short daily pieces
The first Squad Jobs: put it back, wipe the table, carry the cup
A movement course you can build from couch cushions
A song, a book, and ten words to say all week
Pod morning plan with parallel-play stations
Nourish: meals and snacks for new eaters
A sample month, in your lane
Young Toddler · 12–20 months
Young Toddler Squad
Walking, pointing, the first fifty words, and the first real jobs.
How a week is shaped
One 45-minute home block a day (four short pieces), a weekly pod morning at a home or park, and the first Squad Jobs.
Time: 45 minutes a day plus one pod morning
Every week you get
- A weekly theme with four short daily pieces
- The first Squad Jobs: put it back, wipe the table, carry the cup
- A movement course you can build from couch cushions
- A song, a book, and ten words to say all week
- Pod morning plan with parallel-play stations
- Nourish: meals and snacks for new eaters
🥄 Nourish at this stage
The picky phase begins; keep offering, keep it calm, keep the rhythm.
Pick a lane to see the tilt
🧭 Explorer in the Young Toddler Squad: Balanced weeks with a little of everything.
A sample month (weeks 1–5)
Week 1
Walkers & Talkers
Two feet, ten words
- Push-toy walks and carrying jobs
- Name it, point to it, get it
- Cushion course
- Nourish: three meals, two snacks, one rhythm
Week 2
Water Works
Pour, splash, wipe
- Pouring station with two pitchers
- First wipe-the-table job
- Bath-time boats
- Nourish: open cups at every meal
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 3
Animal Friends
Sounds, moves, and gentle hands
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 4
Big & Little
First sorting
- unlocks the weekend before
Week 5
Colors Everywhere
One color a week, everywhere you look
How each lane tilts the Young Toddler Squad
🧭
Explorer
Balanced weeks with a little of everything.
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Athlete
Daily cushion courses, push toys, and ball play.
🔧
Builder
Blocks, nesting cups, and the first take-apart toys.
🩺
Healer
Doctor kit play and body-part songs, plus caring for the stuffed animals.
🎨
Creator
A daily art invitation and a dance party at every transition.
🌿
Naturalist
Outside first: a daily walk with a collecting bag.
Nourish at this stage
- • Division of responsibility: you decide what and when, they decide how much
- • Repeat exposures: it takes 10+ tries
- • Milk limits and iron
- • Fun food without pressure: shapes, dips, deconstructed meals
- • Weaning from the bottle
Educational guidance, not medical advice. Your pediatrician or a registered dietitian knows your child.
Rest at this stage
- • The nap transition from two to one happens around 15–18 months
- • Bedtime battles are development; the routine is the anchor
- • Early wake-ups: check light and bedtime first
Ready for the Young Toddler Squad?
$99/month per child · siblings 25% off · first 14 days free · 30-day guarantee